The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-24

The ordinance Of baptism will be
administered at the First Baptist Church
this evening at O'Clock.
The large dynamo at the electric light
works was injured by the storm of Fri
day night to some extent; so that last
night there was some curtailment of the
service.
Church goers may have a somewhat
muddy walk to-day, But mud does not
seriously impede the weekly round of
shopping, visiting and promenading
Let it not block the way to the church
door
Misses Nora Henry, Mollie and Dollie
Price, and Mr.. James Price, chaperoned
by Mrs. Riley, came over from Flat Roch
on Thursday for the Thespian Entertain
ment, and express themselves well re-
paid for their trip.
Friday night heavy rain began to fall
which continued late into the night.
There was continuous thunder and
lightning, but not severe, and no damage
done, as we learn. 1t is said that the
Swannanoa was higher than known for
some years.
Flour has "faIlen" at Reynolds, Baird
& o.'s-best brands at $500 per hun
dTed, The breaking down yesterday of
modify caused a Commot'oa. and induc-
ed these gentlemen to sell their -four at
a low figure.
An error or two occurred in our notice
of the examination of the men charged
with firing into the train. Jos. Mclean
was bound over to the Inferior Court,
not TO the Superior Court; and it was
Squire w Eittemore, not Squire Buckner
hat sat with Sql ire Malone.
Mr.. J. M.Campbell, Yesterday sold sey-
en- lots, one on Bailey, and one on Blan-
ton street to Mrs. c. W. Beale, and one
on French Broad street and four others
to other parties. Messrs. Bostic, Blanton
& Co. sold five lots in Shelby Park to
Mr.. ]. L. Morgan, of Mcdowell.
Mr.. w. A. Terrence, we'll known here
in connection with his skill in rock
masonry, has returned home after the
termination of contract with Tate and
Dunovan on the Georgia Central Road.
He is now ready for work here at home.
He has fully recovered from a-severe in
jury he received some time ago.
The work on Chedester's building is
going on. 1t will be hotel if the board
of commissioners will authorize its con
neCtion with the present Grand Central
by a bridge thrown across the street.
Otherwise it will be erected as a series
of stores. Hotel additions are much
needed here. We hope the commits
sioners M-I endorse Mr.. Chedester's
plans.
1t is somewhat noticeable that the
hevy rain storms of April, 1884, remarl =
BILE for the heav, down pour of rain, tie
overflow of all all the water. courses, and
the remarkable electric display occurred
on the evening and night of the 22nd.
The one of Friday night last, the 22nd
was very similar in character with rather
less of thunder and lightning,
Mr. Theo S. Morrison made a propo-
sition to the Board of Aldermen Friday
night to continue the water Mains out
from Academy street to the corporate
limits, he to pay for the same, and the
town to repay him at the end of two
years with per cent. interest Three
other parties agree to pay three-tourths
of the interest. Mr.. Morrison is conf
dent that within that tiLAe that end OF
the town wi be built up, and the water
will be consequently greatly needed. A
comnittee composed of Messrs. Murray
Rankin and Powell was appointed to
confer with him.